Plans to Repeal Act Delays Charleston Post Office Move
Washington reports doubt that Charleston plans to relocate the post office or remodel under the current act without new congressional approval. Bids are open for remodeling the old building, but a repeal and new plans would delay the project by months. West Virginia delegation supports Dr. J. D. Cobb for Atlanta federal prison physician, with Chilton and Littlepage involved.
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Washington
Charleston
Congress
Supervising Architect
Secretary of the Treasury
Chilton
Congressman Littlepage
J. E
A. L. Pennock
Philadelphia
Pennock
Department
West Virginia
Hughes
J. D. Cobb
Atlanta
Dr. Cobb
W. H. Cobb
Elkins
Wolfsburg
Lock and Dam No. 11
Senate
John ©. Palmer
Wellsburg
Davis
W. A. Cracraft
Senator Chilton
Craft
Bartley A. Poe
Sand Lck
Mercer County
J. B. Poe
Aquatic Meet At Multnomah Club Features Various Contests
Under Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club auspices the swimming competitions will include noted swimmers and also fancy diving contests tule races tilting races and other aquatic events for spectators to enjoy.
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The
Multnimah Amateur Athletic Club
Roanoke Attorney Arrested After Wife Attack
Roanoke Virginia June 8 an attorney Edward S Kines is arrested for assaulting and cutting his wife Miss Lagonia Edwards of Baltimore He reportedly confronted her with a butcher knife after returning home intoxicated Mrs Kines was treated by Dr Armisted and the case remains under bail or prosecution consideration.
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Roanoke
Edward S. Kines
Kines
Baltimore
Lagonia Edwards
St. Petersburg
Sebastopol
Tsaritsym
Popoff
Kazan
Aquuntie Carnival at Portland Island Ends Upcoming Swim Meet
Final events completed for the swimming meet on the Willamette River in Portland Oregon. The program includes aquatic events scheduled for tomorrow with local entries and officials confirming venue and timing.
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Portland
Iland
Ore
Willamette River
Legislation to Replace Sherman Law Urged by Gary
Washington June 8 Elbert H Gary chairman of United States Steel urged legislation to replace the Sherman anti trust law He asked the house steel trust committee to report a standing for the corporation and to propose laws protecting property government and public interests to enable continued business and national prosperity He called for conservative legislation to maintain competitiveness with other nations.
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Washington
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Trust
Gary
Wheat Crop Promises to Be Record Breaker
Washington reports the June crop briefing from the agriculture department projects a national wheat harvest of about 765 million bushels, up 69 million from last year. Winter wheat is seen at nearly 480 million and spring wheat at 247 million bushels.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
San Leandro Cherry Carnival Opens With Free Boxes
The San Leandro Cherry Carnival starts tomorrow and runs two days with free boxes of cherries for visitors. A city illumination and grand ball mark the opening, followed by a Saturday crowning of the carnival king and queen and floral parades and mardi gras revels.
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San Leandro
Cal
Montana Federation of Women's Clubs Touring Bozeman
Montana Club Women in Bozeman welcome delegates and visitors for the seventh annual convention of the Montana Federation of Women's Clubs. Arrival day signals broad state-wide participation and expectations of record attendance.
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Montana Club
Bozemara Mont
Montana Federatiion of Women's Clubs
Becomes Army Captain's Bride in Boston
The marriage took place today of Miss Isabel Poland Ranks daughter of Mrs. Henry Otis Cushman of Boston and granddaughter of the late U S Senator Luke P Poland of Vermont and Captain Homer Blaikie Grant U S A
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Boston
Mass
Isabel Poland Ranks
Henry Otis Cushman
United States
Luke P. Poland
Vermont
Homer Blaikie Grant
Aviation Meet Opens at Imperial Park Springfield Mass
The first large aviation meet in this region opens at Imperial Park in Springfield with Glenn H. Curtis and other leading aviators among the participants. Events will continue over tomorrow and Saturday.
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Springfield
Mass
Imperial Park
Glenn H. Curtis
Urges Life Sentence for Habitual Juvenile Offenders
A New York court clerk labels advocates for special life sentences as sentimentalists arguing most juveniles are mentally defective. The piece frames the debate over juvenile crime and the push for harsher penalties.
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New York Court
Abandonment of Antiquated Methods Urged at Conference
Boston June 8 Superintendent Frank Moore urged treating each criminal as an individual rather than mass punishment. He cited New Jersey reformatory tests showing 46 percent of inmates have mental ages below twelve, with some under five. Dr Willian Healy urged life sentences for certain offenders. Ernest K Coulter urged creation of specialized institutions for mentally defective youths.
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Boston
Frank Moore
New Jersey
Reformatory of
Reformatory
Moore
Willian Healy
Juvenile Psychopathic Institute of Chicago
National Conference of Charities and Correction
Juvenile Court of Chicago
Healy
Ernest K. Coulter
Children’s Court of
New York
Seasion
Lut
China will seek indemnity over Torreon massacre
Juarez reports from Wu Lan Poo of the Chinese legation that Chinese residents of Torreon did not fire on the insurgents before May 15 and will seek indemnity for killings and a $500,000 claim for property loss against Mexico. He cites 303 Chinese killed and says residents were told not to fight as looting occurred.
Public Cup Abolished by Illinois Governor Deneen
Springfield Illinois reports that a bill banning the common drinking cup at public fountains and drinking places has been signed into law by Governor Deneen. The measure passed by the recent legislature prohibits use of the utensil in public venues.
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Springfield
Illinois
Deneen
WV and VA Forecast Warm Weekend
West Virginia and Virginia expect fair weather on Friday and Saturday with rising temperatures. Winds start light to moderate and shift to variable as the weekend progresses.
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West Virginia
Virginia
New Norfolk and Western Schedule Adds Trains and Adjusts Connections
The Norfolk and Western announces Sunday a new timetable adding two Gary to Bluefield trains and moving Pullman cars to Gary to New York. No. 2 departs Gary 11 50 a m to Bluefield then 2 30 p m to New York. No. 8 leaves Williamson 6 a m to Bluefield. No. 17 begins Bluefield 7 30 p m to Welch then Gary 10 20 p m.
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Norfolk and Western
Gary
Bluefield
Pullman
Philadelphia
New York City
New Terminal
Williamson
Clinch Valley
Directors Approve Sale of Big Coal Lands in Pittsburg
Directors of the Pittsburg Coal Co at a special meeting unanimously approved the sale of coal lands valued at 17 800 000 to H C Frick Coke Co The properties include coking coal lands coke ovens in the Connellsville region and about nine thousand acres of undeveloped lands owned by Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Co The price lists seven thousand acres at 1450 per acre and nine thousand acres at 850 per acre
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Coal Co
H. C. Frick Coke Co
Pittsburg Coal Company
Connelleville
Monongahela River
Probe into Pittsburg Coal and Coke interests opens
A special May grand jury in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, began a general inquiry into the Pittsburg Coal Company and the Coke Company to determine if a monopoly attempt exists in the coking industry. EB. J. Taylor, chief engineer, testified and was excused as the jury adjourned until tomorrow.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Coal Company
Monongahela River
Steel Corporation
EB. J. Taylor
Fire at Lowellville Leaves 200 Homeless
A fire in Lowellville near Youngstown, Ohio, destroyed twenty two buildings and caused losses estimated at eighty thousand dollars. Two hundred people, mostly foreigners, were left homeless as dynamite was used to halt the spread of the flames.
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Lowellville
Ohio
Youngstown
Six Hundred Graduates Receive Diplomas at Minnesota Commencement
At the University of Minnesota annual commencement six hundred graduates received diplomas. George B. Vincent, newly appointed university president, delivered the address to the class in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
George B. Vincent
Delay Report on Reciprocity Till Tuesday
Representative Murdock attacks Democratic Wool Trust and claims the reciprocity measure protects the so called Wool Trust. The delay report aims to carry the root amendment and push action until Tuesday.
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Murdock
Canadian reciprocity bill under senate report
The finance committee reports the Canadian reciprocity bill to the senate with the Root amendment on wool pulp and paper. Debate will include minority reports and upcoming Borah direct election questions. In the house a clash over the worsted tariff bill was raised by Victor Murdock. Taft addressed southern leaders in New York defending unamended reciprocity.
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Washington
Senate
Reot
Wood Pulp, Paper and Paper Board
United States
Canada
Stone
Williams
Kern
McCumber
LaFollette
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Murdock
Mann
Representative Brantley
Georgia
Ways and Means Committee
New York
Taft
New York Produce Exchange
Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Brooklyn
Taft Reviews Sunday School Parade in Brooklyn
President Taft reviewed nearly 100000 Sunday school scholars in Prospect Park as they marched past during the Brooklyn Sunday School Union parade. He had attended a luncheon hosted by the union at the University Club before the event.
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Taft
New York
Stroman
Prospect Park
Brooklyn Sunday School Union
Sunday School Union
University Club
Earthquake Triggers Colina Volcano Activity In Mexico
Tremors yesterday near Colina Volcano in Jalisco state caused lava and smoke emissions. Tenila and San Andres suffered heavy damage with buildings destroyed. relief train dispatched. Dispatches from Tuxpani report Zapotlan also hit, with churches and homes collapsed and thousands left homeless.
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Tadalajara
Mex
Colina
Tenila
San Andres
Tuxpani
Jalisco
Zapotian
Dietrich Charged With Heresy. Trial Set July 12
The Rev. Dr John F. Dietrich pastor of St. Mark's Memorial Reformed Church faces charges of heresy. He will be tried on July 12. In a statement he claims there never was a fall of man and that from the beginning man has not sinned.
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Pitsburg
John If. Dietrich
St. Mark's Memorial Reformed Church
Atonement Seen As Universal Law, Not Dying God
The text argues the atonement is achieved not by a dying God but by individuals aligning with universal laws seen as divine. It suggests humanity can progress toward a peaceful kingdom if each person fulfills their part.
Madero and de la Barra Hold Long Heart to Heart Talk
In Mexico City Provisional President de la Barra and Francisco Madero spent three hours at Chapultepec Castle discussing the path to elections. De la Barra described Madero recognizing his constitutional role while acknowledging Madero as the head of a major political party. He expressed confidence in reporting peaceful restoration to Congress in September.
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Madero
DE LA Barra
Mexico City
Mexico
Francisco J. Madero
Chapultepec
Castile
Made
Congress
Republic
Billy Papke Beats Jim Sullivan For Middleweight Title
American middleweight Billy Papke defeated Jim Sullivan in nine furious rounds to claim the world middleweight championship. The bout carried a $10,000 purse and a side bet, with Papke proving the finer fighter at Kneeland.
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England
London
Bill Papke
Jim Sullivan
Kneeland
Strike at Baldwin Locomotive Works Surges Over Layoffs
About 1000 to 1200 boilermakers at Baldwin Locomotive Works struck without official union approval. No wage dispute, the walkout stems from recent layoffs of about twelve hundred workers. Union members claim workers were ousted for joining labor organizations.
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Philadelpha
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Bank Robbers Escape With 900 From Tooele Bank
Two masked men robbed the Tooele Commercial Bank in Tooele Utah taking 900 dollars. Cashier S I Shafer and a man named Garzin resisted. Posses have started in pursuit into the hills.
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Tooele
Utah
Garxin
Binding S. I. Shafer
Tooele Commercial Bank
Farm fires claim two children in St Charles county
A farmer William Amptmann tried to save his stock and two horses from a barn blaze in St Charles county but two of his young children perished in the fire. The accident occurred as flames engulfed the barn and the man wrestled to rescue animals, unaware of the children's presence in the loft.
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St. Louis
William Amptmann
St. Charles County
Roosevelt Declines 1912 Presidential Candidacy
Theodore Roosevelt, arriving from Vermont, denies being a 1912 candidate. When asked about possible nomination, he refuses further comment and states he would not be a candidate, then proceeds to his editorial offices.
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Roosevelt
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Vermont
Garment Strikers Grow to 5000 in Cleveland
Five thousand garment workers are out on strike in Cleveland as leaders push for higher wages better factory conditions and recognition of the union by manufacturers. The walkout expands amid ongoing labor disputes and pressure from organized labor.
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Cleveland
Wth
Horse Bit on Ear in Pittsburg Market
Gustave de Grande, seventeen, standing by a curb with friends at a Pittsburg market house, had his ear bitten off by a horse pulling a brewery wagon. The ear was sewn on at the hospital.
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Pittsburg
Gustave de Grande
New York Grand Council Convention Opens at Buffalo
Several thousand delegates and visitors from all parts of the state attend the eleventh annual convention of the New York Grand Council of the United Commercial Travelers at Buffalo.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York Grand Council of the
United Commercial Travels
Man Assaults Woman and Elderly Victims with Pitchfork
A furious man attacked his sister and her elderly friend, severely injuring both. He struck the sister with a pitchfork and then assaulted an eighty-year-old mother and another aged woman, crushing skulls and causing critical injuries. He was prepared for trial on murder charges.
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Hes
Insanity Plea Planned in Allnutt Murder Case
Richard W. Allnutt faces trial in Rockville for the murder of his sister, Mrs. Valeria Weirs, and for assaulting his mother Mrs. Margaret Allnutt and Miss Jane Rawlings. The killings occurred March 14 at the Allnutt home near Dawsonville. Allnutt’s defense centers on temporary insanity.
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Rockville
Richard W. Alinuit
Valeria A. Weirs
Margaret Allnutt
Jane Rawings
Weirs
Dawsonville
Richard W. Allnutt
Lawrence Allnutt
Allnutt
Nathan W. Allnutt
Henry C. Allnutt
Richard
Hotel Man May Recover From Shooting
W F D Stokes owner of the Hotel Atsonia and noted horseman was shot by two young women in their apartment. Doctors say he will recover. Lillian Graham actress and Ethel Conrad illustrator charged and in police custody. Three Japanese servants there as witnesses. The girls held to await his recovery.
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New York
W. EF. D. Stokes
Atsonia
Lillian Graham
Ethel Conrad
Stokes
Investigation into Monongahela and Pittsburg Coal Firms
United States District Attorney John H. Jorian petitioned in federal court to reassemble the May term grand jury to examine officers and directors of the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company and the Pittsburg Coal Company for possible monopoly creation in the coking industry.
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Investigute Coal Company
Pittsburg
United States District
John H. Jorian
United States District Court
Federal
Grand Jury
oMeers
Monongahela River
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